Quick-growing annuals to solve a temporary problem
I'm also a big fan of Cosmos - white cosmos looks lovely.
Other things that have worked for me to fill gaps and which last a fair while are:
Marvel of Peru - Mirabilis (but it does self seed)
Godetia (can't remember how long it lasts though)
Cleome (spider flower)
Ipmoea Mina Lobata
Verbena bonariensis
Other things that have worked for me to fill gaps and which last a fair while are:
Marvel of Peru - Mirabilis (but it does self seed)
Godetia (can't remember how long it lasts though)
Cleome (spider flower)
Ipmoea Mina Lobata
Verbena bonariensis
Nightowl
Forever going one step forwards and two
backwards......
Forever going one step forwards and two
backwards......
Nightowl
I'm so glad you mentioned Cloeme because I recently bought some seeds, it looks such a pretty flower.
I also use Verbena and know of some of the other plant, but haven't used them. A good selection.
Morning Glory produces the most amazing quantity of seeds so I spread them along the inside of the fence & train them upwards but many of the plants grew outside and covered the ground in the most beautiful display. What amazes me is that they received no water yet still survived.
I'm so glad you mentioned Cloeme because I recently bought some seeds, it looks such a pretty flower.
I also use Verbena and know of some of the other plant, but haven't used them. A good selection.
Morning Glory produces the most amazing quantity of seeds so I spread them along the inside of the fence & train them upwards but many of the plants grew outside and covered the ground in the most beautiful display. What amazes me is that they received no water yet still survived.
Chianti
Tecno twit, but I can tie my shoes !
Tecno twit, but I can tie my shoes !
Be careful of the fennel, I mistakenly let some go to seed and now it is everywhere - throughtout all the gardens, terraces, in the field, literally everywhere, and while it does grow quickly it is not particularly beautiful - sort of green cow parsely when full size.
I have just regrown lilies from last years and they have grown to full size in just 2 weeks which is rather exciting, and they are of a similar size to lavendar.
I have just regrown lilies from last years and they have grown to full size in just 2 weeks which is rather exciting, and they are of a similar size to lavendar.
Thanks everybody for your suggestions; I knew that you'd have some great ideas. I'll report back later with some results. One suggstion from me is rainbow chard with those beautiful stems and glossy foliage, which we stuff into odd places for a splash of colour. Also nice for eating. Oh - and Senecio Maritima with its lovely silver foliage. It gets battered by the frosts here but usually survives the winter.
Jim
Jim
I'm not too sure Enid. Chard is 'bette epinard' but here in the local markets, the chard with the white stems and huge leaves is always called 'blette'. The guy with the coloured chard simply refers to it as 'blette de couleur' (unless he's being politically correct!). I'll have a look at the chard seed packets when I'm next in the nursery.what's rainbow chard in French
Jim